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AP's top albums of 2024: Beyoncé, Charli XCX, Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, Mk.gee and more

Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman has chosen 10 of the best albums of 2024

The Independent UK

“God, I hate that album so much. I haven’t listened to it for a decade, at least”: Charli XCX might want to forget the mixtape she released when she was 14, but it’s not nearly as bad as she remembers

“Some of those songs are terrible, but I think there was a style there, a direction, that a few people caught on to,” she says

MusicRadar

The year's most creative album artwork

While the album cover may be less visible than it was in the age of the music megastore, it's still a vital part of the creative process. Here are our pick 2024's most inspired record sleeves.

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Relive Your Musical Journey: Everything You Need To Know About Spotify Wrapped 2024

AI has a bigger role in Wrapped this year, with a personalized podcast hosted by generative AI, offering insights into your listening habits.

International Business Times

Why Are We Crying Over Pink Tote Lid Moments? The TikTok Trend That Hits Home

This viral trend has taken the platform by storm, prompting users to share their own emotionally charged stories about their parents.

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Spotify Wrapped 2024 Is Finally Here But One Huge Artist Didn’t Crack The Top 10

Spotify Wrapped 2024 is finally here but one huge artist didn't crack the top 10. Here are all the deets!!

Pedestrian.tv

Spotify Wrapped 2024: Female Artists Dominate With The Most Listeners

2024 was a year where women reigned supreme in the music industry.

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2024 Was World's Taylor Swift Era Once Again: Spotify Reveals Top Artists, Songs, Albums, Podcasts

Taylor Swift is the most streamed artist on Spotify for a second straight year. A look at the most streamed songs, albums and artists in 2024.

Benzinga

Spotify Unwrapped mapped: can you Guess which London borough went bonkers for Billie Eilish?

The capital’s music listening tastes have been revealed — and all the boroughs sampled had distinctive preferences

Evening Standard

"A standout year for female artists": But Taylor Swift didn’t bag Spotify Wrapped’s most streamed song of 2024

The all-important year-end figures, released today, show that another artist snagged the song of the year

MusicRadar

Taylor Swift tops Spotify Wrapped for second year

Taylor Swift is unsurprisingly the top-streamed artist on Spotify for 2024.

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Spotify Wrapped: Taylor Swift is music app's most-played artist in 2024 with 26.6 billion streams

Taylor Swift tops Spotify Wrapped list for second year in a row, followed by The Weekend, Bad Bunny, Drake and Billie Eilish

Evening Standard

Spotify Wrapped 2024: Taylor Swift crowned biggest artist of 2024 as women dominate top songs and albums

Streaming giant unveils its hugely anticipated Wrapped event, confirming Swift as the biggest global artist for the second year running

The Independent UK

Spotify Wrapped 2024 is here, and Taylor Swift is once again the platform's most-streamed artist

’Tis the season to unpack Spotify Wrapped

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Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' Tops Apple Music Chart

Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' tops Apple Music's global chart for 2024. Billie Eilish named artist of the year.

The Independent UK

Kendrick Lamar tops Apple Music's 2024 song chart and women make history

Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” topped Apple Music’s global song chart in 2024 as the giant music streamer released year-end lists Tuesday and provided listeners with data on their own most listened-to tunes

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"Ultimately, you realise that people will forget about you": Myles Kennedy on being in three bands, how Jim Carrey changed his life, and why he worries about Billie Eilish

For some people, travelling life’s road is easy. For lifelong worrier Myles Kennedy it’s anything but

The Guardian - UK

Charli xcx review – a glorious, one-woman triumph

The Brat star commands the stage alone in a joyful arena show that feels more like a warehouse rave

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The Independent UK

The best albums of 2024, ranked

THE COUNTDOWN: Bidding farewell to 2024, The Independent’s music critics Mark Beaumont and Helen Brown count down the best albums of the year

MusicRadar

“These chords are used on everything from The Beatles to Billie Eilish”: How to learn triad theory

The triad is one of the cornerstones of music theory, and vital for creating harmony. We examine the three points of the chord.

Evening Standard

From Charlie XCX and Chappell Roan to Doeichii: All hail pop's new guard

These stars have shaken up the traditional order and are establishing pop dominance...

MusicRadar

“It’s always special when a young artist can connect with so many people so quickly”: Apple Music’s 2024 Artist of the Year is Billie Eilish

She also won the inaugural award in 2019

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Billie Eilish named Apple Music's Artist of the Year

Pop star Billie Eilish has become Apple Music's Artist of the Year for the second time in her career.

Evening Standard

Billie Eilish ‘honoured and humbled’ by becoming Apple Music Artist Of The Year

The year has seen her release third album Hit Me Hard And Soft and team up with Charli XCX for a remix of her song Guess.

Evening Standard

The Dare at Electric Ballroom review: Gen Z’s favourite suited musician puts on a rapid, raucous show

4/5 Armed with nothing but a black suit and a microphone, Gen Z’s man of the hour put on a racy show at Electric Ballroom last night

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